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		<title>Comparing the Top 8 Federal Bid Services</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So, you want to break into the federal market, but where do you start? Federal projects are posted on FedBizOpps, but this is a very competitive bidding pool. Also, each agency website also has a Business Opportunities section. It is daunting to keep up on federal bids and often times der if all this trouble is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 5 Reasons To Get a GSA Contract</title>
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The Fed spends in great numbers: US Discretionary spending by the federal government is expected to grow 6.5 percent this year. This is more than double the pace of the US economy (GDP). In 2010, government spending on goods and services is expected to rival the combined revenues of the 20 largest Fortune 500 companies. To help [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is the &#8220;Buy American Act&#8221; and What Does it Say?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The most important objective of the Buy American Act is to assure that American goods are prioritized when the US government purchases products. The important question is: What is the definition of an American Good? This is found in the text of the actual Legislation, and the important aspects are in the definition of a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New GSA Administrator Johnson Sworn In</title>
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Martha Johnson ushered in a new era at the U.S. General Services Administration on February 16 during a live town hall at GSA headquarters in Washington, DC, that was also webcast to agency employees nationwide.
During the event, Johnson challenged GSA’s work force to stay focused on key initiatives, such as greening the government and putting Americans [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://gsascheduleservices.com/blog/gsa-news/new-administrator-to-historic-blizzard-bring-it-on.html</link>
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		<title>2009 Federal Spending on IT Review</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We may be looking at the largest year in federal IT spending in history. Especially because President Obama has stated publicly that a major objective of his is the improvement and updating of government technology infrastructure. ]]></description>
		<link>http://gsascheduleservices.com/blog/government-spending/2009-federal-spending-on-it-review.html</link>
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		<title>VA Will Boost IT Infrastructure in 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[“Despite the anticipated belt-tightening under the Obama administration, technology opportunities will emerge in FY2010,” according to Input, a company devoted to federal marketing and government business analysis. Input cited the Department of Veterans Affairs with the most potential for federal spending on IT products and services. ]]></description>
		<link>http://gsascheduleservices.com/blog/government-spending/va-will-boost-it-infrastructure-in-2010.html</link>
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		<title>Federal Contracts are Keeping Many California Businesses Alive</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It is common knowledge that government contracts are for companies located around Washington DC, because that is where the majority of government business takes place. However, this is a large misconception, because California receives over 11% of government contracting dollars. It makes sense when you consider that 41 military bases, and hundreds of federal agency offices are located in California.
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		<link>http://gsascheduleservices.com/blog/gsa-contract/federal-contracts-are-keeping-many-california-businesses-alive.html</link>
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		<title>GSA Technology Procurement Director Retiring</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mary Powers-King, director of governmentwide acquisition contracts and Schedule 70 for GSA&#8217;s Integrated Technology Service will retire shortly after the New Year after 31 years of public service.
Powers-King came to GSA from the Department of Transportation where she oversaw a variety of high profile information technology programs. Some of the positions Powers-King held at DOT were an [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://gsascheduleservices.com/blog/gsa-news/gsa-technology-procurement-director-retiring.html</link>
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		<title>New Federal Procurement Certification</title>
		<description><![CDATA[MCR provides integrated program management services to the federal government, among other things. In a statement on the MCR website dated Dec. 4th they released:
&#8220;MCR has partnered with American University in Washington, D.C., to create a Senior Program Manager Certificate Program that provides government acquisition executives with leadership training and technical skills for successful integrated [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://gsascheduleservices.com/blog/uncategorized/new-federal-procurement-certification.html</link>
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		<title>GSA&#8217;s Coleman Named Government CIO of the Year By Tech Council of Maryland</title>
		<description><![CDATA[11/12/2009 GSA&#8217;s Coleman Named Government CIO of the Year By Tech Council of Maryland
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		<link>http://gsascheduleservices.com/blog/gsa-news/gsas-coleman-named-government-cio-of-the-year-by-tech-council-of-maryland.html</link>
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